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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Fictional BFFs: Jessi's Picks

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created here at The Broke and the Bookish. This meme was created because we are particularly fond of lists here at The Broke and the Bookish. We'd love to share our lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists!

Each week we will post a new Top Ten list complete with one of our bloggers answers. Everyone is welcome to join. All we ask is that you link back to The Broke and the Bookish on your own Top Ten Tuesday post AND sign Mister Linky at the bottom to share with us and all those who are participating. If you don't have a blog, just post your answers as a comment. Don't worry if you can't come up with ten every time...just post what you can!Next week's topic:

Coziest Places to Read/Favorite Places to Read

This week: Top Ten Character's I'd Like to Be Best Friends With

Jessi’s Picks:

1. Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter series: Okay, so let’s be serious here—this girl kicks some butt! Out of all of the books I’ve ever read, I have to say that I’ve always related to Hermione the most—from the bushy hair to being bookish even when it isn’t “cool.” This girl definitely tops my list.

2. Lizzie from Pride and Prejudice: Ever since I first read this book, I’ve loved how strong-willed and independent Lizzie is. Not only that I feel like we would have tons of fun talking about books and how adorable Mr. Darcy is. ::ahem::

3. Mattie from A Northern Light: Mattie is another character that I would love to read with and do bookish things with. Her home life is pretty stressful, so I could see myself as her shoulder to lean on when times got tough. Plus, if she doesn’t want Weaver for herself, I’d totally date him…!

4. Lena from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: Out of the four girls in the Sisterhood, I’d have to say that I related to Lena the most. I can be pretty quiet, mostly just because I enjoy the quiet. We’re both pretty introspective, and enjoy the beauty in the world around us, so I think we’d make a pretty good BFF pair.

5. Jo from Little Women: Jo is another feisty female character that I could see myself being best friends with. Growing up, I loved her character because I was a tomboy myself, and I can remember my mom and my grandma always telling me that I needed to behave “like a lady.” We could run around together, and I would help her act out her plays—we’d have tons of fun!

6. Roland from Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series: Sometimes, we all need that completely bad*** friend who has our back, no matter what. What between his uncannily quick reflexes and his somewhat Clint Eastwood-esque ability to make people shake in their boots, I think I’d like to have Roland around.

7. James from James and the Giant Peach: I used to be fascinated by his story. I think as a little kid, everyone liked the idea of being able to completely run away from home when things got rough. I think I’d enjoy hanging out with James in his peach, with his buggy friends.

8. Samantha from American Girl: Samantha was one of my favorite American Girls. I love the Victorian period that she lived in. Plus, I always thought that the way she treated others, specifically those lower on the social ladder, was very telling of her character.

9. Matilda from Matilda: This one should be pretty obvious. What little girl who loves books didn’t want to be best friends with Matilda? I always wished that I had her powers. My heart always broke for her during the scene that says she just wanted to have a friend. I’ve always wished I could be a friend for her!

10. Anne from Anne of Green Gables: Oh, Anne. Anne is another little girl I would have enjoyed being friends with. I love to think about the adventures I would have gotten into with Anne!

I had so much fun imagining all of the characters I’d love to be BFFs with! Now it’s your turn—who are your fictional BFFs? I’m looking forward to seeing what you all come up with!

What a fun list! I couldn't come up with 10, (not yet anyways), I'm going to keep thinking about it! But when I found out this was going to be one of the lists, I was excited to add my first person!!

Unfortunately, I didn't have any one on my list, from yours. And I'm embarrassed to say that I don't think I've even read ANY of the books you've got listed. Aside from James and the Giant Peach but I read that so long ago I can't even remember what it's about!!!

After looking through everyone's lists I find it interesting how many friends are from YA novels. I wonder if it's because we grew up with the characters and remember them fondly or if there is something about YA character that make them more personable

This was a fun idea. I modernized mine so that I listed 10 fictional characters I read this year that I'd buy a beer.I

If you're talking all time BFF, I can only come up with five so far: Hans Castorp from Magic Mountain, Don Quixote, Prince Hal from Shakespeare, Paul Maclean from A River Runs Through It, and Ulysses from Tennyson's poem.

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